Salonnare vs Sara Salonsoft - which salon software fits you?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare uses clear, fixed monthly prices with no commission and no lock-in. You start on the free plan (EUR 0/month, 1 staff member, 50 bookings per month) and scale up to Starter (EUR 29/month, or EUR 348 per year) or Pro (EUR 59/month, EUR 708 per year). No credit card is required for the free plan, and you never pay a percentage of your revenue. According to their website, Sara Salonsoft works on a subscription basis.^[1] An exact starting price is not publicly listed at the time of writing, so ask the provider for an indicative quote. With any salon software, factor in not just the subscription but also any transaction fees and the cost of extra modules or staff seats. The difference is clear: with Salonnare you see every euro up front on the pricing page and start risk-free for free, whereas a quote-on-request model only gives you clarity after a sales conversation.

Built for the Dutch and Belgian market

Both packages are available in Dutch, which is convenient for salons in the Netherlands and Belgium. Salonnare goes further with a fully NL/BE-first setup: native iDEAL (via both Stripe Connect and Mollie), Bancontact, SumUp and card payments, plus a point of sale with Dutch VAT (21% on services, 9% on retail). For your bookkeeping, Salonnare provides an Auditfile export for the Dutch tax authority, keeping your administration tidy and auditable. All data is hosted on EU servers (Frankfurt and Amsterdam) and processing is GDPR compliant.

Features and ease of use

Salonnare offers online booking through an embeddable widget on your own website and a dedicated booking page with your own logo and branding. Clients pick one or more treatments, instantly see the available time slots per staff member and book in just a few clicks. You also get client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships (via SEPA/iDEAL), gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, forms and intake, and a GDPR Article 9 health-data vault for sensitive health information. Sara Salonsoft traditionally focuses on the calendar, client management and the digital intake card - a strong fit for pedicure and treatment practices that mainly need record-keeping and scheduling. Salonnare offers that same digital intake plus every other module in one package, with no extra fees. See everything on the features page.

Switching to Salonnare

Want to migrate? Salonnare has a CSV import so you bring your existing clients across without retyping anything. You can start straight away on the free plan, set up your booking page and only scale up as your salon grows. The modern interface is quick to learn - new staff and trainees are often productive within an hour. Dutch-language support during office hours is handled by a Dutch developer, so you get answers from someone who builds the product itself. No lock-in means you can always export your data.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

To be fair: Sara Salonsoft has been around longer and has a loyal user base among pedicurists and beauty specialists. If you need Google review automation or a multi-location dashboard today, weigh that in - those areas are still being built out at Salonnare (coming soon). For the vast majority of Dutch and Belgian salons, however, the choice lands on Salonnare, for concrete reasons. You start for free (EUR 0) and then pay a low fixed rate (Starter EUR 29, Pro EUR 59) with no commission on your revenue and no lock-in. You get native iDEAL and Bancontact, a point of sale with Dutch VAT (21%/9%) and an Auditfile export that makes your administration tax-authority-ready. And you get the complete package - online booking with an embeddable widget, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees, deposits and forms - in one, without buying modules on top. On top of that you keep 100% of your own branding and data ownership, on EU servers and GDPR compliant. For a salon that wants to run professionally today and grow tomorrow, that is the decisive choice.

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